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Performance management
Performance management
Performance management - Process through which companies ensure that
employees are working toward organizational goals.
It includes practices through which the manager defines the employee s goals
and work, develops the employee s capabilities, and evaluates and rewards the
person s efforts.
Definition:
It is the process of evaluating the performance and qualifications of the employees in
terms of the requirements of the job for which he is employed, for purposes of
administration including placement, selection for promotions, providing financial rewards
and other actions which require differential treatment among the members of a group as
distinguished from actions affecting all members equally.
- Heyel
Performance appraisal
It is a managerial process through which an individual employee s behaviour and
accomplishments for a fixed time period are measured and evaluated. It is a
formal or systematic process by means of which the job relevant strengths and
weaknesses of employees are identified, observed, measured, & developed.
Objectives
Making reward decisions
Improving performance (training and development needs)
Motivating staff (feedback, assessment, setting targets)
Succession planning and identifying potential
Promoting manager-subordinate dialogue
Formal assessment of unsatisfactory performance
Purpose
Performance measurement
Performance improvement
Training & management development needs
Compensation decision
Placement decision
Feedback
Career planning & development
Human resource planning
Communication
Deficiencies in staffing process
Job design errors
Avoidance of discrimination
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Criteria for a good appraisal system
Relevance
Reliability
Distinguish between good and poor performers
Practicability
Acceptability
Freedom from contamination: it should be able to measure individual
performance without being contaminated by external factors that are beyond
employee s control like material shortage, inappropriate
equipment/procedures.
Evaluation Process
1. Establish performance standards
2. Measure actual performance
3. Communicate performance expectations to employees
4. If necessary, initiate corrective action
5. Discuss appraisal with employee
6. Compare actual performance with standards
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Appraisal methods
Performance Appraisal can be conducted by a number of methods.
They can be classified according to the main purpose that the procedure serves.
Absolute standard (Developmental purpose)
Relative standard (Comparative purpose)
Objectives
1. Grading method
Certain categories of worth are first established and carefully defined.
Executives are compared with these grade definitions.
Grade definitions
A Outstanding
B Very good
C Fair
D Poor
3. Check list
The rater or supervisor is given a series of questions or words and asked to
check those representing the characteristic of the employee.
E.g. (manager):
- Is he respected by his subordinates?
- Does he give recognition and praise to employees for work done well?
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6. Behaviourally Anchored Rating Scale (BARS)
The BARS consists of a series of five to ten vertical scales - one for each
important dimension of job performance anchored by the incident judged to be
critical.
Behavioural anchors in the form of statements are established for each
dimension
Many dimensions of performance are identified in behavior-specific terms
8. Other methods
i. Assessment center method
Testing job-related simulations that managers feel are important to the job
success.
Assessments are made to determine managerial potential for purpose of
promotion.
Paper-and-pencil test, interviews and situational exercises.
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2. Forced Distribution Method:
It is founded on the principle of bell shaped curve or normal distribution which
requires the rater to assign a specific proportion of employees to predetermined
performance category. Thus this method assumes the widely known bell shaped
curve of performance exist in the given group.
4. Individual ranking:
It includes the rank ordering of individuals according to overall merit or according
to other performance factors from the best performer to the worst performer.
Raters are asked to select the best performer and worst performer.
Feedback Interview:
One of the most important uses of appraisal is to provide performance feedback
to employees. The feedback interview is the discussion between the supervisor
and the employee concerning the employee s past performance and how that
performance can be improved in future.
Supervisor and subordinate review the appraisal and make plans to remedy
deficiencies and reinforce strengths.
Purpose
Encouraging present behavior
Explaining what is expected of employees
Communicating results of salary or promotion decision
Planning for future performance improvement
Improving supervisor subordinate relationship
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Interview s main aim is to reinforce satisfactory performance or to diagnose and
improve unsatisfactory performance
Get agreement before the subordinate leaves on how things will be improved and
by when.
Tell and listen approach: during the first phase of interview the employee s
strong and week areas of performance are addressed and in the second phase
the focus falls on the employee s feeling about the appraisal.
Problem solving approach: The supervisor acts as a helper and facilitator and
discusses the problem, needs, innovations dissatisfaction that the employee
might have experienced since the last performance review.
DO s
Base performance appraisal on job performance only.
Use only those rating scales that are relevant to the job itself. Sincerely work at
the appraisal interview process.
Be problem solving oriented.
Encourage the employee to discuss and to address the issues that are in the
evaluation process themselves.
DON Ts
Don't criticize. Be proactive.
Carefully avoid the halo effect and leniency errors.
Do not let the conversation stray away from the topic of performance.
Avoid general prescriptions to fix performance. Always present concrete and
realizable objectives.
Different views
Appraiser:
Need to see the total comparative picture of performance for a group.
Need to see where employees stand relative to each other.
Get all the information they need with 4 to 7 dimensions or broad performance
factors.
Need retrospective performance data that will back them up when they have to
make tough decisions.
Appraisee
Need to see information about themselves.
Need to see where they stand relative to their manager's performance
expectations.
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Employees benefit more from knowing about their competencies and skills, so
they can focus on improvement.
A forward-looking dialogue with the manager that focuses on growth and
development.
Promotion
Promotion is a term which covers a change and calls for greater responsibilities and
usually involves higher pay and better terms and conditions of service and therefore
a higher status or rank.
A promotion is the transfer of an employee to a job which pays more money or one of
that carries preferred status
- Scott and Clothier
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Promotions are usually given:
To retain proved skill, training and ability
To reduce discontent
To attract suitable and competent employees
To recognize and reward suitable performance
To increase an employees individual & organizational effectiveness
To promote job satisfaction among employees
To build loyalty and a sense of belongingness among the employee
To create among employees a feeling of contentment with their present conditions.
Types of promotions
Multiple chain promotions: They identify multi promotional opportunities through
clearly defined avenues of approach to and exit from each position in the
organization.
Up or out promotions: in this type of promotion the individual must either earn a
promotion or seek employment elsewhere.
Promotion policy
- It helps to state formally the organizations broad objectives and to
formulate both the organizations man power and individual career plans
- The basic requirement of a promotion policy is a statement of the ratio of
internal promotions to external recruitment at each level, the method &
procedure of selection and qualification desired.
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Promotion methods: Seniority & Merit
Seniority refers to the length of service in the company.
Under straight plant wise seniority in all jobs, promotions go to the oldest employees,
provided that he is fit for the job.
Generally trade unions are of the view the promotions should go on basis of seniority
while management prefers merit and ability.
Promotions by Merit
Brings rewards for meritorious work
Encourages employees to work hard so that they may get an opportunity for
advancement in the organization
Leads to increased productivity
Demotion
Demotion is defined as the assignment of an individual to a job of lower rank and pay
usually involving lower level of difficulty and responsibility.
It can be called as downward transfer.
Causes of demotion
Demotions may be caused by factors beyond employees control.
When departments are combined and jobs eliminated.
Inadequacy on the part of the employees in terms of job performance.
Change in technology.
Demotion is also used as a disciplinary measure.
Demotion policy
A clear and reasonable list of rules should be framed.
It should be clearly communicated to the employees.
If violations are discovered there should be a consistent and equitable application of
the penalty.
There should be provision for review.
A competent authority should be appointed to investigate any violation
Transfer
A lateral shift causing moment of individuals from one position to another usually
without involving any marked change in duties, responsibility, skills needed and
compensation.
- Yoder
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It is a horizontal move from one job to another it is different from promotion, which is
a vertical move in rank and responsibility.
Purposes of transfer
To satisfy needs of an organization.- organizational transfer
To meet an employees own request. Personal transfer
To utilise properly the services of an employee.- Remedial transfer
To increase the versatility of the employee.- versatility transfer
To adjust the work force of one plant with that of another.- plant transfer
To help employees work according to their conveniences so far as timings are
concerned. shift transfer
Transfer policy
Every organization should and must have a just and impartial transfer policy which
should be known to each employee.
A policy must have the following characteristics:
- Specify the type of transfer.
- Locate the authority in some officer who may initiate and implement
transfers.
- Indicate the basis for transfer.
- Decide the rate of pay to be given to the transferee.
- Intimate the fact of transfer to the person concerned well in advance.
- Be in writing and duly communicated to all concerned.
- Not to be made frequent.
Types of transfers
Personal & organizational transfer
Temporary transfer& permanent transfer
Intra-departmental transfers & Inter- departmental transfers
Separation
Separation means cessation of service with the organization for one or other reason.
Employee may be separated from the payroll of a company as a result of
1. Resignation.
2. Discharge (or) Dismissal.
3. Suspension.
4. Lay-off
5. Retirement
1. Resignation
Resignation may be put in voluntarily by the employees on grounds of health, physical
disability, better opportunity elsewhere or maladjustment with the company policy.
2. Discharge
A discharge involves permanent separation of an employee from the payroll for
violation of company rules or for inadequate performance.
- When the volume of business does not justify the continuing employment of
the persons involved.
- When fails to work according to the requirements of the job either because of
incapacity or because he has deliberately slowed down on work.
- When an individual forfeits his rights to a job because of his violation of a basic
policy often involving safety of others.
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Causes of discharge
Frequent causes: inefficiency, dishonesty, carelessness .
Infrequent causes: accident, uncleanliness, personal conduct.
Other causes: laziness, lack of co-operation, frequent absence without leave
Discharge procedure
Demonstrate a discharge is justified following evidence need to be produced:
- Permanent records of all merit ratings made by the supervisors.
- A copy of any warning that had been sent to him.
- Letter of discharge, especially if the letter states the cause of the
discharge.
Suspension
This is a serious punishment and is generally awarded only after proper enquiry has
been conducted.
During suspension, the employee receives a subsistence allowance.
Retrenchment means permanent termination of services of an employee for
economic reasons in a growing concern.
Lay-Off
Lay-off refers to an indefinite separation of employee from the payroll due to factors
beyond the control of the employer; the employee is expected to be call back in the
foreseeable future.
During a lay-off period a workman ceases to be eligible for lay-off compensation if:
- He refuses to accept alternative employment at a place within five miles of an
establishment from which he has been laid-off.
- If he does not present himself for work at the appointed time during normal
working hours at least once a day.
- If the lay-off is due to a strike or slowing down of production on the part of
workmen in another part of the establishment.
Retrenchment
It means permanent termination of an employee s services for economic reasons in a
growing concern.
Termination of services on account of disciplinary action, illness, retirement, or
closure of establishment does not mean retrenchment.
It creates a sense of insecurity and resentment among the staff.
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Control Process
Organizational Control
Controlling is a process by which management assures that actual activities confirm to
planned activities. It is a managerial process for measuring progress towards planned
performance and when required taking corrective action.
Purpose
It helps in merging short range and long range plans into a state of greater
consistency. It makes certain that the original goals and plans are still being followed
over long run.
It helps in bringing consistency to the activities and accomplishments throughout the
organization in an ends means manner. That is the final outcome of one s work unit
becomes the means or input by which the next work unit begins.
It can help in bringing individual behaviours in line with organizational goals by
monitoring absenteeism, and performance.
Importance
Adapting to changing situations
Minimizing mistakes and errors
Coping with organizational complexity
Minimizing costs
Delegation
Control Process
Establishing standards: A standard is defined as end state or target against which
subsequent performance will be compared. The first step in control process is to
establish performance standards to be controlled.
Measuring performance
Comparing measured performance against standards
Evaluate performance and take action
Following evaluation the manager has three alternative course of action maintain
the status quo, correct the deviation, change the standards.
Types of control
Preliminary or predictive or feed forward control: It takes place before operations
begin and includes development of policies and procedures that are designed to
ensure that planned activities will be carried out effectively. Ideally controls should
anticipate problems before they actually happen.
Concurrent control: it enables to take timely action before larger damage takes
place. It guarantees that the plan will be executed at the specified time and under
required conditions.
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Control Process
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Grievance Handling
Discipline
It is the force that promotes individuals or groups to observe rules, regulations, standards
and procedures deemed necessary for an organization. Discipline can be positive or
negative. Positive discipline can also be called as self discipline. Negative discipline is also
known as corrective or punitive discipline.
Grievance
Grievance can be defined as any discontent or dissatisfaction with any aspect of the
organization.
It is a specific formal written notice of employee dissatisfaction expressed through an
identified procedure.
It is more formal than a complaint. It must usually be expressed. A complaint is
merely an indication of employee dissatisfaction which has not taken the formal
grievance settlement route.
Management should be concerned with both grievances and complaints as many
complaints can become grievances. Complaints are good indicators of potential
problems within the workforce.
It usually relates to problems of interpretation or perceived non fulfillment of one s
expectations from the organizations.
Jucius defines a grievance as any discontent or dissatisfaction arising out of
anything connected with the company which an employee thinks believes or even
feels to be unfair, unjust, or inequitable.
It can be individual or group grievance.
It may be written or verbal.
It arises out of something related to employee s employment contract.
It is a feeling of injustice to one s job by the employer or management.
If they are not readdressed on time they may give rise to frustration, discontent, poor
morale, and low productivity.
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grievance redressal procedure which also acts as a means of upward
communication.
It provides an established known procedure for processing grievances.
It gives an assurance to the employee that there is a mechanism available to
consider the grievance in a dispassionate manner.
It brings the grievance to the knowledge of the management.
It helps in improving the morale & productivity of the employee.
Causes of Grievances
1. Grievances arising out of working conditions:
Poor physical conditions of workplace
Very tight production standards
Non availability of proper tools and machines
Unplanned changes in schedules and procedures
Mismatch of worker with the job
Failure to maintain proper discipline
Poor relationship with supervisor
Types of grievance
Legitimate Grievance: It occurs when there is a reasonable cause to think there has been a
contract violation. Misunderstanding of an agreement causes the legitimate grievance.
Imagined grievance: This occur when employee believe that the agreement has been
violated even though the management is exercising its contract rights reasonably.
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Political grievance:
They occur when a complaint is pursued to further someone's political aspirations. These
are the most difficult to solve.
Grievance procedure
It is a formal channel of communication designed to resolve formal complaints (grievance).
It normally manifests itself in a document which spells out the steps to be followed when
employees have grievances.
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